Relaxation on use of liquid oxygen for industrial purposes likely soon
The Hindu
On April 22, the government issued an order banning the supply of liquid oxygen to industry in view of increased demand for medical oxygen.
The government will take a decision to lift restrictions on use of liquid oxygen for industrial purposes “as soon as possible”, said a senior government official. “We are talking to State governments to find out what are their needs for medical oxygen. After confirmation from the State governments as well as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare whatever needs to be done to revive the continuous process industries, we will do as soon as possible,” said Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways who is the convenor of the Empower Group 4 that oversees the country’s demand for medical oxygen and its logistics. The official said that the current demand for medical oxygen was down to 5,200 metric tonnes per day from a peak of 8,900 metric tonnes last month. This was expected to drop further to 3, 000 metric tonnes in the next one week.More Related News